NEW HISTORY OF THE SABBATH.
By John Nevins Andrews
Having determined, in accordance with the judgment of others, as well as from my own convictions of duty, to devote some time to the preparation of a new edition of the History of the Sabbath, the present edition being exhausted, I expect to spend a portion of the winter chiefly in this business. I therefore invite the attention of all who may be interested in this subject, whether they be Sabbath-keepers, or opposed to its observance, or whatever may be their position concerning the fourth commandment. I request those who have any criticisms to offer concerning the work to send them to me, directed to 313 Main Street, Rochester, N. Y. Any suggestions whereby the work may be improved, any criticisms or reviews of the existing work pointing out faults, real or supposed, will be gratefully received, and each shall be considered. Much patient labor has been bestowed upon the preparation of this work. There is still much labor requisite to do justice to this important subject. I ask the assistance of those who are friends to the Sabbath cause, and I make the same request of those who are its decided opponents. I desire to promote the cause of truth without mingling with that effort one particle of party spirit. The truth will stand on its own merits. Whoever has truth can afford to be candid, or rather he cannot afford to be uncandid. Truth itself is omnipotent. Falsehood often seems to outstrip truth, but truth, in the end, always wins the race. If God's law is the truth it will surely be maintained by its Author. If the fourth commandment has been put down, not by divine authority, but by the great apostasy, predicted by Daniel, Paul, and John, one thing is very certain, it will not always be trampled in the dust. Even if the leaven of apostasy began to work before the close of the apostolic age, it is not thereby rendered any the more acceptable to God, or any the less pernicious to men. See 2 Thess. ii. The Papal power was to think to change times and laws. It claims to have changed the Sabbath. The Sabbath has been changed by some power. Who did it, Christ or Antichrist? Christ, according to prophecy, was to magnify the law and make it honorable. Antichrist was to exalt himself above all that is called God, or that is worshiped, and to think to change times and laws. Which of these personages changed the Sabbath? Not Christ, certainly; for the New Testament gives the record of his holy teaching. He never changed the Sabbath of his Father. Who has done this work? The history of Antichrist must furnish the answer. J. N. ANDREWS.